Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Silver Age Latin writers

Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a literary standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It was used from 75 BC to the 3rd century AD, when it developed into Late Latin.

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  1. Pliny the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger, whose letters offer a fascinating insight into his life and the ancient world.

    12 December 2013

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    Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Roy Gibson, Alice König

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    HistoryAncient Roman adopteesAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, Plinii1st-century RomansCritics of ChristianityLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAugurs of the Roman EmpireSilver Age Latin writers2nd-century Romans1st century2nd centuryRome

  2. Pliny's Natural History

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny the Elder's Natural History, a comprehensive and influential encyclopedia of the natural sciences written in the first century AD.

    8 July 2010

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    Featuring: Serafina Cuomo, Aude Doody, Liba Taub

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    ScienceAncient Roman geographersAncient Roman antiquarians1st-century geographersAncient Roman scientists, People from Como, Plinii1st-century RomansAncient Roman encyclopedistsSilver Age Latin writersPhilosophers of Roman Italy1st centuryRome

  3. Seneca the Younger

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic.

    23 February 2017

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    Featuring: Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards, Alessandro Schiesaro

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    CultureRoman-era Stoic philosophersAncient Roman satiristsPeople from Córdoba, Spain1st-century RomansForced suicidesLetter writers in LatinMale essayistsAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeSuicides in Ancient RomeExecuted writersExecuted philosophersSilver Age Latin writers1st-century writers1st-century executionsPeople executed by the Roman Empire1st centuryRome

  4. Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman historian Tacitus, whose portrayal of Roman decadence influences the way we see Rome today.

    10 July 2008

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    Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Ellen O'Gorman, Maria Wyke

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    CultureSilver Age Latin writers1st-century historiansSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeAncient Roman jurists, Ancient Roman rhetoricians1st centuryLawRome